38. Bisected by the Tuolumne River and
draped with spectacular waterfalls, the Hetch Hetchy Valley was
described as a smaller replica of Yosemite Valley proper. Courtesy of
the Yosemite National Park Research Library.

39. Neither its similarity to Yosemite
Valley nor its location within Yosemite National Park were to spare
Hetch Hetchy from urban encroachment. In 1913 Congress awarded Hetch
Hetchy to the city of San Francisco, which flooded the valley with this
water-supply reservoir. Courtesy of the Yosemite National Park
Research Library.

40. The luxurious Ahwahnee Hotel,
opened in 1927, provided every urban comfort in a wilderness setting.
Courtesy of the Yosemite National Park Research Library.